What phone was used to capture Artemis II’s stunning space images?

ALBAWABA - NASA has released three stunning photos taken by the Artemis 2 astronauts using their phones during their journey to the moon, which is the first such trip in ages.

One of the images shows Reid Wiseman, the commander of NASA's Artemis II mission, who is leading the first crewed flight test around the Moon in over 50 years, and mission specialist Christina Koch looking at Earth through one of the windows of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin.

Artemis II is NASA's landmark mission that will send astronauts on a crew mission around the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17. Unlike Artemis I, which was uncrewed, this mission carries humans into deep space.

^{This screengrab from a NASA livestream shows the Orion spacecraft approaching the Moon on April 6, 2026. Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP}

What phone was used to capture Artemis II’s stunning space images?

In February, NASA announced that the iPhone had passed all necessary tests for extended use in orbit, and each of the four crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft received an iPhone 17 Pro Max to take personal photos and videos.

According to NASA, all the published images, which greatly show the space, were taken using iPhone 17 Pro Max phones.

^{In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on April 4, 2026. NASA via Getty Images/AFP}